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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

しばらく

N4
shibaraku
  1. little while
adverb

Also written 暫く

Chinese meanings

一会儿;暂时;好一阵子

Examples

  • ここしばらく彼かれにまるで会あわない。
    I haven't seen anything of him for some time.
    最近好一阵子没见到他了。
  • どうかしばらく私わたしを一ひと人りにさせて。
    Please don't interrupt me for a while.
    请让我独自待一会儿。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('03712fac9d'); // しばらく
{
  "id": "03712fac9d",
  "word": "しばらく",
  "reading": "しばらく",
  "romaji": "shibaraku",
  "meanings": [
    "little while"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1304420,
  "other_forms": [
    "暫く"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ここしばらく彼にまるで会わない。",
      "furigana": "ここしばらく{彼|かれ}にまるで{会|あ}わない。",
      "en": "I haven't seen anything of him for some time.",
      "tatoeba_id": 224699
    },
    {
      "ja": "どうかしばらく私を一人にさせて。",
      "furigana": "どうかしばらく{私|わたし}を{一人|ひとり}にさせて。",
      "en": "Please don't interrupt me for a while.",
      "tatoeba_id": 201673
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "cfb71f42765b90304856c9d4cfcd49991adf24f13114674604b9767c4daf68e1",
    "meanings": [
      "一会儿",
      "暂时",
      "好一阵子"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ここしばらく彼にまるで会わない。",
        "zh": "最近好一阵子没见到他了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "どうかしばらく私を一人にさせて。",
        "zh": "请让我独自待一会儿。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/03712fac9d",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "e141ed02dd06eac4d3993bb366621bf065ed020ccd6f8c255b313ea80c19a994"
  }
}